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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The Canting Badge was approved in 1953. An earlier Badge from 1943 was WHite; a Magpie (Pica Pica) volant proper.
A hindu Tribe of Southern India and Badge of the Madras Regiments who generously founded much of the Ship's Cost. The Badge was approved in 1941.




[[Literature]]: Image from Pinterest
[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badge Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
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Revision as of 12:19, 17 July 2023

HMS MAHRATTA, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Mahratta, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English Blue; two gauntlet swords in saltire debruised by a circular shield white.

Origin/meaning

A hindu Tribe of Southern India and Badge of the Madras Regiments who generously founded much of the Ship's Cost. The Badge was approved in 1941.


Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badge Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.